Episode 2

Mahler's sketch for the violin solo in the second movement (1900)
Gustav Mahler-Alfred Rosé Collection
Western Libraries. University of Western Ontario.
Used with permission

Movement Two
“Freund Hein Strikes Up the Dance”

In the second movement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, we begin our journey toward heaven. But the path is going to take some surprising twists.

James Lurie as the voice of Gustav Mahler
Laura Gragtmans as the voice of Natalie Bauer-Lechner
Dominic Comperatore as the voice of Bruno Walter
Jack Berenholtz as the voice of Paul Bekker
Dan Barnett as the voice of Jean Paul Richter

Guests include:
• Carter Brey, Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic
• William Henry Curry, Music Director, Durham Symphony Orchestra
• D.D. Jackson, Jazz Pianist/Composer
• Juliette Kang - First Associate Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra
• Marina Mahler, Granddaughter of Gustav Mahler and President of the Mahler Foundation
• Marilyn McCoy, Columbia University, New York
• Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet, New York Philharmonic
• Joanna Neilly, Oxford University, England

Music used in Episode 2. All titles used with permission.

Symphony No. 4 in G Major: II. In Gemachlicher Bewegung, Ohne Hast
By Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Semyon Bychkov
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Pentatone (5186972)

String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden" II. Andante con moto
By Franz Schubert, arranged for string orchestra by Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Moscow Virtuosi, conducted by Vladimir Spivakov
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Capriccio (C71098)

Danse Macabre, Op. 40
By Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by James DePreist
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
BIS (BIS-CD-555)

The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted Michael Halasz
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.550050)

La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Act II. Scene 3: Chorus - Della Fortuna Instabile (Chorus, Tutti)
By Gioachino Rossini
Sung by Joyce DiDonato, accompanied by the South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alberto Zedda
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Naxos (8.660191-92)

Symphony No. 4 in G Major: IV. Wir Geniessen Die Himmlischen Freuden. Sehr Behaglich
By Gustav Mahler
Sung by Chen Reiss, accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Pentatone (PTC5186972)